“I think with any situation, whether it’s staff or whatever, you know the policy of this organization is not to discuss those things until the appropriate time, which would be after the season,’’ Ryan said.

Last year, former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer took plenty of blame for the Jets’ woes, and he moved on to the Rams. Sparano was brought in to replace Schottenheimer, and Ryan preached that Sparano’s knowledge of the Wildcat package would be allow the Jets to utilize Tim Tebow in an effective manner.

“Well, it hasn’t worked out,” Ryan said. “For whatever reason, it hasn’t had quite the success that I thought it would."

The deterioration of the Jets’ offense has become Ryan’s biggest obstacle as a defensive-minded head coach. The Jets’ offense has become too much of a burden for the defense to carry. Mark Sanchez has regressed as a quarterback. And in a league loaded with big-play, high-scoring offenses, the Jets’ plodding ground-and-pound philosophy goes against the grain, with little success.

Though it appears Ryan will keep his job, the offense will need major surgery in order for him to rebuild the Jets. Considering how badly the Jets’ offense flopped this season, it would not be surprising to see Ryan turn his offense over to another coordinator.